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Kepler-11 is a sun-like star located approximately 2,000 light-years from Earth, discovered by NASA's Kepler space observatory. It hosts a compact system of at least six planets, making it one of the most remarkable exoplanetary systems found. The planets were detected using the transit method, which measures the dimming of the star's light as planets pass in front of it. This system was only the second multi-planet system identified by the transit-time variation method, after Kepler-9. The discovery highlights the diversity and abundance of planetary systems beyond our own, offering insights into planetary formation and orbital dynamics.
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VIDEO Kepler-11
NASA hails 'amazing' exoplanetary system Six bodies huddled around distant yellow dwarf NASA's Kepler space observatory has spotted an "amazing" exoplanetary system - six planets orbiting a sun-like star some 2,000 light-years from Earth. Kepler-11 represents "the...- cybercore
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